Word card game



F. 0. SMITH.

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APPLICATION FILED .IAN.10, 1921- v 1,399,81 1 Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

UNITED stares PATENT orricn.

FRANCES G. SMITH, 0F ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

worm CARD GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented D66. 13, 192 1.

Application filed January 10, 1921. Serial No. 436,192. 1 I

Another purpose consists in an apparatus of this character comprising a pack of cards, which may be any suitable shape or con tour, with the various letters o'fthe alphabet printed thereon, particularly the consonants, in combination with a plurality of disks containing letters of the alphabet, namely the vowels, preferably there being two of each vowel, and the object of -the game is to spell as many words as possible with one vowel with five letters of the consonant series, which are printed or otherwise applied to each. card, the player spelling the greater numberof words being considered the winner in the'game and the best speller.

Still another purpose is to provide an apparatus, which may consist of any number of cards, aswiell as any number of dlsks with vowels thereon, the cards having the consonants, of which there may or may not be duplications, it also being possible for the cards to have duplicates of the vowels.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings-and claimed. f

In the drawing: I

Figure 1 is a view of a plurality of dlsks, some of which have vowels appliedthereon, while others have diphthongs applied.

Fig. 2 illustrates. ten cards with the letters of the alphabet particularly of the .con-' sonant series printed or otherwise applied thereon. v

Fig. 3 is a view of a disk with the letter N thereon, which may housed in connec-.

tion with the disks containing the vowels.

Fig. A is a view of a disk with the letter I Y thereon, which is designed to be used in connection with the disks containing the vowels.

" Referring'to the drawing, lt'lS to be noted game, with the number of cards and disks illustrated, though it may not" be as interesting and as instructive, as when played by two or three players, for in'the latter case,

it is possible that'e'ach of the three players 7 or each of the two players can spell a considerable number of words, abbreviations and the like, where they have the ten cards and the ten disks. However with ten players, 0r five players, each player would be entitled to only one card or two cards, and should there be six, seven, eight or nine players, each playermay be entitled to a" card and a disk apiece, the remaining cards and disks being discarded. Also should there befour players, or three players each player may be entitled to two cards apiece, or three cards apiece,- and the remaining cards discarded. "In permitting twoplaye'rs to contest in thegame, each player "will be entitled to; five cards and five disks, hence the game will permit of. considerable interest as well as being instructive. Inplaying the game, for instance there being two play-f ers, the ten cards and the ten disks are placed upon the table face downward. Each player then chooses ten cards and ten disks. 7

The cards and disks going to each, player remain. face downward, then each player takes a card and a diskyand endeavors to spell as many words as possible, combining the vowel of the first'chosen disk with any one or more of the consonants of the first chosen card. These words are written upon a sheet of paper, and then each player choosesanother card and a disk, and proceeds as in the first instance. The number of words made upfromlthe second card and the second disk is also written upon the'sheet of paper. After each player spells as many.

words as possible from his allotted number of cards and disks,'the number of words spelled are counted up, and the player who spells the greatest number is considered the 7 five difierent consonants, the card anddisk containing these letters are placed to one side and are not again used. Each player operates the game in turn, and when finished they may start over again.

A game of this kind is especially adapted for children to teach them spelling, phonetics, and it is also interesting and amusing to persons of all ages. The game apparatus may consist of any number of cards and disks, though 1t is obvious that they should correspond. For instance if there be ten cards there should be ten disks, and if fifteen or twenty cards are used then there should be a corresponding number of disks. To provide a larger game apparatus the number of consonants may be increased on each card, thus adapting it for a cheaply made game, or an expensive game, the general idea in either case being the same. The more expensive games of this kind have more cards and more disks or a larger number of consonants on each card, and furthermore a pencil and loose leaves may be sold with the game. In otherwords a box may be provided, having compartments to contain the cards, disks, pencil and a tablet respectively, together with a card of in-.

structions for each game.

As previously stated suppose there should be two players, and the first player in choosing from the allotted number of cards and disks, the card containing 13, C, D, F and G thereon, it is the aim of the player to spell as many words with these five letters combined with the vowel A, provided the.

same is chosen. It will be found that the first player can spell eighteen different words with the letters B, C, D, F and G with the vowel A, said words being as follows: bad, cad, dab, fad, gab, dad, fag,

cab, gag, gad, gaff, baa, daif, bag, dag, cag,

ca ad.

The second player'in choosingfrom the allotted number of cards and disks may choose thecard having the consonants C, T,

-K, B and G, thereon and the disk containing the vowel O, and it will be found that the second player may spell seventeen words combining the vowel O with any one ortwo of the consonant letters C, T, K, B andv G, namely cob, gob, go, to, too, bog, tog, fog, cod, cot, tot, gog, bob, fob, boot, bot, kob.

From the above examples it will be observed that the first player wins the game, and is considered the best speller as there are eighteen words formed with the five consonants B, C, D, F and G and the vowel A, while the second player has simply formed seventeen.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a game of this character is very interesting and very instructive, as it familiarizes the contestants with a great number of small words. In playing the game each player is limited to as high as four letters of each word. It is to be noted that a game of this kind causes unlimited chances for framing small words, abbreviations and the like.

WVhile it is the object to use one vowel and five consonants, it is obvious that where the game is being played by two players, each player may, if so desired, use: the five disks at one time and the five cards, and also use the vowels and consonants as many times as may be found convenient. Also while the game is designed so that each player is limited to the use of four letters at a time, it is'obvious that the player may use as many different letters of the consonant and vowel series as may be found convenient, particularly, when combining the cards and disks in spelling. In this way the game is more or less interesting and also a great deal more competitive. 7

It is to be noted that this game may permit any number of disks and any number of cards, and it is obvious that any number of consonants may be used on the cards. in

fact there being no limit, unless such a limit is determined by the players. Although it has been stated that each player is limited to as high as four letters to each word, it is obvious that in the larger games there may g be no limit to the number of letters for each complete, and in order to give a wider field for words to be made. 'In this connection Fig. 1 includes a series of disks having applied thereon diphthongs in duplicate, for instance ae, 0e, ai, au, ei, eu and oi. It is also obvious that the game may include any number of disks, the vowels and the diphthongs in duplicates or triplicates, or any number desired. Also, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the disks may include additional disks of any number having the letters W and Y thereon, so that in manufacturing larger games of this character, the spellingv or making up of words may be made very diflicult, and will give the players a wide range, in order to display their knowledge with reference to I spelling.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as being useful is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a word game apparatus consisting of a group of cards having thereon consonant letters of the alphabet, certain consonants of certain cards being identical with those of other of said cards, a plurality of groups of disks having vowels thereon, the vowels of one group being identical with those of another group, and a group of disks having thereon diphthong designations, said consonants and the vowels being cooperative in groups of letters spelling words.

2. An article of manufacture, comprising a word game apparatus consisting of a group of cards having thereon consonant designations, certain of said designations on some of the cards being duplicated on some of the other cards, a plurality of groups of disks, certain groups of disks having identical vowel designations, certain other of said groups of disks having diphthong designations, said consonant, vowel and diphthong designations being cooperative in groups spelling words of two or more-letters.

3. In a word game apparatus, the combination with a group of cards having thereon consonant designations, certain of said designations on some of the cards being duplicated on some of the other cards, 01": a plurality of groups of disks having thereon vowel designations, the vowel and consonant designations being cooperative in dissimilar groups for spelling words of two or more letters, and additional disks having thereon consonant designations to be used in cooperation with said vowel designations and the first named consonant designations.

41-. In a word game apparatus, the combination with a plurality of cards having thereon consonant designations, certain of said designations on some of the cards being duplicated on some of the other cards, of a plurality of groups ofdisks, certain of the groups of disks having identical vowel designations, cooperative with the consonant designations for spelling words of two or more letters, other of the plurality of groups of disks having thereon dipthong designations, cooperative with the vowel and consonant designations for spelling additional Words, and additional disks having consonant designations, which are co-' operative with the consonant, vowel and diphthong designations when spelling other words. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

FRANCES C. SMITH. 

